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Window management refers to software that controls the placement, layout, and appearance of various windows on OS X.

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How to set default Window position and/or size?

Whenever I start an application like Terminal or Preview, they are always opened as a small window on the top left corner of the screen. Is there any way to set them to open in the center of the screen? Preferably maximized too?
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Alternative way to move windows around screen

In X (Xfree86 on Linux or UNIX) I could move a window around the screen by holding down a modifier key (the CTRL key if memory serves me correctly) and move a window around the screen by dragging it from anywhere in the window (not limited to the…
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Why is the minimize window function disabled sometimes?

Once in a while, the yellow minimize button on some windows is greyed out, and the Window → Minimize menu entry is likewise disabled. Right now, for example, this is the case with two open Terminal windows. If I open a new Terminal window, it can be…
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Disable window resize while maximised

When you maximise (Apple calls it "Zoom") a window on MacOS like this: Then it fills the screen like you'd expect from normal operating systems. However unlike other operating systems it doesn't enter a distinct "maximised" state. It just happens…
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Native OS X Windows Snap Features 2018

As an Ubuntu and MS-Windows user, I regularly used the hotkey to snap a window to half the screen. This feature was built-in to the operating system. There are 7 year old threads which lists third party apps, which means enough time has elapsed…
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How do I bring individual windows of an application to the front?

When I have multiple browser or VSCode windows I sometimes want to look at things side by side. But when I bring VSCode to the front with Cmd+Tab they all come to the front and often hide the thing I wanted to look at. How do I only show some…
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Move window back from out of the screen

Occasionally I got window showing only left lower corner on the screen. Other parts are out of the screen. Window header is out of the screen. Is it possible to bring it back? On Windows I would try to initiate window dragging by keyboard, but what…
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Glueing set of windows together

Is it possible to glue a set of windows so that they can be moved, resized, fullscreened, etc, as one ?
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Linux-style window resizing

Redhat Linux has this really nice feature where I can hold down the Window key, middle-mouse click-and-hold somewhere in a window, and drag to resize the window. It doesn't have to be the very corner of the window. The corner that is resized…
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How to change Cmd+Tab on OS X to make it behave like on Windows or Linux?

Possible Duplicate: Best app to switch between all open windows (Witch alternatives) I'm looking for a way of making the window switching behave more like on Windows, to switch to last open Window instead of switching to the next.
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Auto close windows that pop up?

I have some apps that keep popping up ad windows. I want to find a way to automatically close certain app windows as soon as they appear. On Windows, I normally make a simple app in AutoIt and run it. What are my options on OS X?
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Is there an alternative/customizer app for Cmd+Tab that does not show minimized/hidden windows and apps?

Is there an alternative/customizer app for cmd+tab that does not show minimized/hidden windows and apps? Sometimes I have many apps running (Calendar, Mail, Twitter, etc.), but all of them are minimized and my focus is on, say, two apps: my IDE and…
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How to "maximze" window size but still within dock and menu bar?

Let's say I'm running an app. If the green button is clicked, the app will be set into fullscreen mode. I don't want that. Instead I want it to be "semi maximized" like this, that is not overflowing the menu bar (on top) and dock (on bottom). Of…
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Can I disable the hover menu on a window's green maximize button?

I just updated my macOS to 10.15.7. I notice that now when I hover over the window's green maximize button for about a second it now presents me with a menu, which I have to click to dismiss. Is there any way to change this behavior so it no…
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Are there apps that enable "sticky" / "magnetic" / "docking" windows?

I am looking for an app that makes windows stick to each other (if anybody used WinAmp back in the day you know what I mean). This would be great when using apps that have several windows that I want to treat as one window - so if there is another…
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